Standards

National Geography Standards
Standard 1: "How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information"
Standard 4: "The physical and human characteristics of places"
Standard 9: "The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface"
Standard 10: "The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics"
Standard 12: "The process, patterns and functions of human settlement"
Standard 13: "How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface"

NETS-S

Learning Goals

1. To conduct a meaningful interview with a subject matter expert.
2. To give an effective presentation using visuals.

Media

1. Google Apps for Education - for collaboration (peer editing) and feedback from instructor about research and interview questions
2. Creative Commons - for finding CC licensed photos for use in presentation
3. Blogs - for sharing assessments and reflecting on process
4. Voicethread - for creating presentation using photos and recorded voice
5. Internet - for research and connecting to other students
6. Books - for research
7. Moodle - for hub of class/project information
8. Easybib - for creating bibliography

Instructions

For this project, you will study a religion of the world. You may choose from the following religions:

Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Shinto

Take some time to read through the religions to pick the one you wish to study. Remember that I am looking for you to learn something new so please do not pick a religion that is already familiar to you.

Research
Use the Research sheet as a guide to do your research. You may use the information in the links provided above. Also, you must use two other sources, one book and one Internet site. The library has many books for you to use.




Use the Sacred Sites website to find places that are sacred to your religion.

Oral Presentation

The following elements are required for your presentation:

• Topic announced
• Brief History of the Religion in Asia including how it spread
• Fundamental Beliefs
• Significant people
• Interesting facts/important dates
• Current Event
• What you learned from your interview

Use this checksheet to plan your oral presentation:


Please check the rubric for how you will be assessed for your presentation.


Now watch this video of a presentation that your teacher gave and score it using the rubric. Give the teacher her scores on this Google Form.


Assessments

Formative

Research about religion
Questions for interview
Growth Mindset Rubric
Notes for oral presentation
Reflective blog post
Comments on other student's blogs

Summative

Oral Presentation recorded using Voicethread

Suggested Assessment Timeline

Total Time - 3 weeks
Week One Activities

• Look at websites about the religions to gain some background information so you can pick your religion
• Choose your religion
• Do research about your religion
• Find a person to interview
• Create interview questions

Week Two Activities

• Conduct interview and write blog post reflection about it
• Complete oral presentation checklist
• Create notes for presentation
• Find photos for presentation
• Create Works Cited

Week Three Activities

• Watch presentations and score them on the rubric
• Write a reflective blog post about project and what you learned
• Fill out Growth Mindset Rubric

Grading

Research Sheet - 10 points
Works Cited - 5 points
Growth Mindset Rubric - 12 points
Oral Presentation - 44 points
Total - 71